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I. pteromaloides. Fccm. — Aureo-viridis ; antennae 9-articulatse, 

 subclavatae, obscure fusca3, basi lutcae ; prothorax longiusculus ; 

 abdomen apice subattenuatum ; pedes fulvi ; also diaphanse. 



Female. — Golden green. Antennae 9-jointed? dark brown, sub- 

 clavate, iuserted near tbe mouth, a little shorter than the thorax ; 

 first joint slender, luteous ; club fusiform, longer than the two 

 preceding joints together. Prothorax somewhat elongated. Meso- 

 thorax rather small ; sutures of the parapsides indistinct. Abdomen 

 convex, with four segments, a little longer, broader and deeper than 

 the thorax, terminating in a lanceolate black tube, which is about 

 one-sixth of the whole length. Legs tawny, slender. Wings 

 pellucid ; veins very pale yellowish ; ulna much shorter than the 

 humerus ; radius shorter than the ulna ; cubitus shorter than the 

 radius, descending abruptly to the disk ; stigma small, a little darker 

 than the veins. Length of the body 1 line. 



It has not the long oviduct which distinguishes the other species 

 of the genus, and therefore it probably lives in its early state near 

 the surface of the figs. In like manner various species of Callimome 

 probe oak-apples, superficially or deeply according to the length of 

 their oviducts. 



The following genus does not belong to the Agaonida? ; it has 

 some resemblance to Decatoma, and may be placed next to it till a 

 new family is constituted for its reception. 



Genus SYCOPHILA. 



Mas. — Corpus convexum, subtilissime punctatus. Caput trans- 

 versum ; frons abrupte declivis. Oculi rotundi, convexi. Ocelli 3. 

 Antennae 9-articulatae, filiformes, prope os inserts, capiti et prothoraci 

 ad unum aequilongae. Prothorax quaclratus. Parapsidum suturae 

 bene determinate. Metathorax brevis, abrupte declivis. Petiolus 

 gracilis, cylindricus, metathorace longior. Abdomen ellipticum. 

 Femora subincrassata. Femora antica basi subtus dentata. Alae 

 lata? ; stigma magnum. Fami. — Antennae 10-articulatae, subclavatse. 

 Petiolus brevis. Abdomen valde compressum, thorace brevius et 

 multo angustius. Oviductus abdomen vix superans. 



Male. — Body convex, very finely punctured. Head short, trans- 

 verse, a little broader than the prothorax ; front erect. Eyes round, 

 convex. Ocelli distinct. Antennae 9-jointed, filiform, slender, 

 inserted near the mouth, as long as the head and the prothorax 

 together; first and second joints slender, of the usual form; third, 

 fourth, fifth and sixth long, linear ; club lanceolate, less than twice 



